Church educator charged in deadly road rage incident

The parish at St. Leo the Great Church, where Librado Cena works, is struggling to come to terms with the road rage incident, says the Rev. David Whitestone. (WTOP/Nick Iannelli)

FAIRFAX, Va. – A Fairfax church official has been charged in connection with a case of road rage that turned deadly and became the first homicide in the City of Fairfax since 2008.

Librado Cena is on administrative leave from St. Leo the Great Catholic Church where he serves as director of religious education, according to The Washington Post.

Cena, 57, reportedly told police he grew angry on April 16 when a man honked at him repeatedly at red lights.

Cena followed the driver, 63-year-old William Hays O’Brien, to a parking lot and hit him in the head, the Post says, citing court papers. O’Brien reportedly died about 10 days later from what doctors called a traumatic brain injury.